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Evan (pronounced /ˈɛvən/) is an English masculine given name, although it has on the rare occasion been given to girls as well, as with actress Evan Rachel Wood. The name is derived from "lefan", one of the Welsh forms of John and is closely related to "Ivan", "Ian", and "Juan"; the name John is derived from the ancient Hebrew name יְהֹוחָנָן Yəhôḥānān, which means "YHWH Is Gracious". Evan is also a Welsh name meaning "Young Warrior". It can also be the shortened version of the Greek name "Evangelos". In some cases, women who go by Evan are actually named Evangeline or Evangelina. Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The word masculine can refer to: the property of being biologically male masculinity, a traditionally male gender role the masculine grammatical gender This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Look up Appendix:Most popular given names by country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7, 1987[1]) is an American film, television and theater actress, and singer. ... This article is about the country. ... Look up John in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ivan (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian: Иван, Ukrainian: ) is a male given name of Slavic origin common among Bulgarians, Croats, Russians, Serbs, Slovenians, and Ukrainians, equivalent to English name John, the Gaelic name Ian, the French name Jean, the German name Johann, or the Serbian name Jovan. ... Ian or Iain is the Scottish Gaelic version of John. ... The Tetragrammaton in Phoenician (1100 BC to 300 CE), Aramaic (10th Century BC to 0) and modern Hebrew scripts. ... Evangelina is the latinate form of the name Evangeline. ...

Popularity

The popularity of the name Evan in the United States has risen steadily over the past fifty years, from the 440-ranked name in 1957 to the thirty-eight-ranked name in 2005. Overall, Evan has been the forty-eighth most popular name in the world and the sixty-third most popular name in the 1990s.

Notable people with the given name Evan

See also: All pages beginning with Evan

• Evan Alexander, American politician
• Evan Bayh, former Governor of Indiana and United States Senator from Indiana
• Evan Chambers, American musician
• Evan Dando, American musician
• Evan Dara, American novelist
• Evan Davis, British economist and journalist
• Evan Dobelle, American educator
• Evan Eschmeyer, former American professional basketball player
• Evan Forde, American oceanographer
• Evan G. Galbraith, former United States Ambassador to France
• Evan Gray, former New Zealand cricketer
• Evan Howell, American politician and soldier
• Evan Kim, American actor
• Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
• Evan Tanner, American UFC Fighter
• Evan Rachel Wood, American actress
• Evan Yo, Taiwanese pop singer

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Popular culture references to the name Evan

• Evan Almighty, a mainstream movie released on June 22, 2007 as a sequel to the popular Bruce Almighty.